Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-11
CITY Council Proceedings.

The City Council met last night with
the Mayor Counsellor, Aldermen Flood,
Thomas, Parlctte, Brewer, and Munroc,
present.
A communication from Chrs. EpangIer,
asking relief from city prosecution for
not taking out license for a bagatelle
table, through ignorance Of the law, was
read and on motion Of the Counsellor was
laid on the table.
The reports of the Collector and Treas
urer. City Clerk, hief Of Police, and
Market Master for December, were sever
ally referred TO committee on finance; re-
ports of City Commissioner for December,
referred to committee on streets, and that
of the Fire Marshall was read and fled
Permission was granted M. ". u. Col
Inns TO erect a frame building foot of Wa
ter street, with authority TO remove the
same at pleasure of council.
Reports of City Commissioner for No.
vember and December were adopted: also
reports in reference TO side walks on Doc
tor street, and in reference to placing a
lamp in harbor and hydrant on Prince
George street, were adopted.
UNAVOIDABLE REPORTS.
The street committee presented an un
favorable report on the bill of Gotlieb
Feldmeyer for $40 10 for repair of pumps.
Referred to City Commissioner.
BY the committee on fire department on
petition Of the engineer to raise his salary
from $50 TO $3.50. Unfavorable report
adopted.
BY same on proposition OF Annapolis
Transfer Company to exchange city IL
cense for livery stable license for furnish
ingcity with horses for fire engine incase Of
fire; but committee recommended that
same arrangement be made with same
parties to furnish horses in case of their
need Adopted.
On motion of Alderman Thomas, the
Mayor was requested 10 make the arrange
ment to hire horses to pull the fire engine
in case Of fire.
Alderman Thomas offered resolution
which was adopted, reciting that the dred-
gers were destroying the oyster beds of
this district, and requesting the mayor to
ask the Governor 10 place a steamer on
this district to assist the sailing vessels.
Dir. i. o Keilholtz, representing the
Southern Electric Light Company of Bal
timOre, suggested TO the city council the
propriety of lighting the city by the arc
light system by towers. He stated that
eight towers would light the city. VIM.
II. Heger representing the Incandescent
Electric Company, presented the value of
the incandescent system for lighting the
city, claiming the distribution of the
lamps through the city to be the best
means Of lighting the city, and as prefer
able TO the tower system. Mr.. keilholtz
replied that the arc was not competitor
with the incandescent for outside illumi-
nation, because the incandescent was not
even a competitor of gas. 1t never took
the place of gas, and only superseded oil
and candles. Mr.. Heger named York,
Chester and other cities that had taken
out gas.and put in the incandescent lamps.
The counsellor read communication
from the Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight
Company of Philadelphia, offering to
light the city at $16 per lamp per year.
The mayor read a communication from
the Annapolis Gaslight Company, offering
to light the city for SIS per lamp per year.
No action was taken by the board on eth
er Of the above propositions.
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